Friendly League

Parque de los Virgos
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Benny Niva kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Timoteo Columbo in the 9th minute of play forced Celta de Virgos's goalkeeper Zacarias Ascencio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Academia 1903's defense didn't have a chance, in the 17th minute, when Benny Niva scored to the left of an out of position Primo Speranza, making the score, 2-0. A throw-in in the 25th minute of the game was made by Sergio Sayvion with Benny Niva as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. The supporters of Academia 1903 booed when Celta de Virgos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sergio Sayvion didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zacarias Ascencio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Timoteo Columbo, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Celta de Virgos's Zacarias Ascencio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Timoteo Columbo in the 26th minute of play. Benny Niva charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Benny Niva the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Celta de Virgos getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Benny Niva hit a great ball. 28 minutes into the match, Celta de Virgos's goal looked a bit too open when Timoteo Columbo came free, but Zacarias Ascencio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zacarias Ascencio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Timoteo Columbo in the 32nd minute of play. Zacarias Ascencio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Timoteo Columbo, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Primo Speranza didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Benny Niva went, in the 35th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. Zacarias Ascencio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Timoteo Columbo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Benny Niva got free with Primo Speranza in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Jeremias Ezkerra fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Academia 1903's protests and gave Jeremias Ezkerra a yellow card for diving instead. In the 46th match minute, Academia 1903 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jeremias Ezkerra to maneuver through the defense.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Timoteo Columbo to make the kick off. Primo Speranza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benny Niva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 54th minute Benny Niva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Primo Speranza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Primo Speranza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benny Niva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Celta de Virgos's David Astudillo was substituted for Benny Niva. Academia 1903's Gérard Magyar was substituted for Harald Ek. After 60 minutes Academia 1903's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Bernardino Rosio who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Celta de Virgos's Bernardino Rosio to fire away a dangerous shot which Primo Speranza despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 63rdth minute of the game Timoteo Columbo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Celta de Virgos's Zacarias Ascencio was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Jacobo Galoer kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. A collision led to Academia 1903 getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Jacobo Galoer hit a great ball. Timoteo Columbo might have been able to make a better finish in the 72nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Zacarias Ascencio. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Timoteo Columbo ran back to his position shaking his head. Celta de Virgos's Zacarias Ascencio proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save Celta de Virgos from getting a goal against them. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Timoteo Columbo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Academia 1903's supporters rose to their feet, but Timoteo Columbo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zacarias Ascencio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Primo Speranza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from David Astudillo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Celta de Virgos were awarded a corner in the 87th minute after Academia 1903's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Bernardino Rosio took the corner. When Academia 1903's Timoteo Columbo in the 91st minute got a chance for a shot 91st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Celta de Virgos's goalie prevented a goal. In the 95th minute, Timoteo Columbo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Celta de Virgos had won after a very even match.